Hello, I'm 17 but planning to move to Japan when I'm 18 or 19. I know Japanese well (I'm still learning), and I was wondering if I'd get paid well working as a translator. I'm also thinking about modeling and\or fashion design. Are they good job choices for a place like Japan? I'd really like to get answers from natives but if you live in Japan and have an idea of how things work there, don't hesitate to answer ^_^ thanks in advance :*
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as long as u speak japanese ... u will b fine
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You need working visa if you want move to Japan and work. But you need 4 year degree if you want to get working visa, as a translator or what. You have to think how to get a degree first.
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I do not know how well your Japanese is but a translator is not only about the language. There is an exam to be a professional translator in Japan. And it requires you to know a lot of knowledge in variety of fields such as economy, history and so on. So if you do not understand the culture and stuff, it would be very hard to be a translator. For the design stuff, you may need some portfolio, degree and/or career in that field. For the modeling, it may work but you have to expect that they may treat you as a GAIJIN. In any cases, you need to find a visa support before moving there and need to show some degree or any other proof that you worth it for them to pay the expensive visa. I don't want be mean but I should tell you that moving to Japan is very hard but not impossible. And easiest way to go there is as a student or an English teacher. In fact, so many people go there to teach English at first and get a desired job later on. Good luck ;)
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Sorry to tell you, but moving so soon isn't possible.Im not a native Japanese,but I can answer your questions. In most situations you need a four year degree to work in Japan.Or at least 10 years experience in your selected job field.This is what the Japanese government wants. To work as a translator you would need native level Japanese.This will take years to learn. You need a work visa to work in Japan.And to get the visa you need a job offer before you get there.You can double check what I've told you by going to the site below.
